Just when Michigan State appeared to be on a roll with recent wins over Purdue and Ohio State, they lose on the road to Illinois 56-46. Alyssa DeHaan could not repeat her dominating performance in Columbus and finished with 8 points on 3-8 shooting.
Theresa Grentz used her college-age son in practice to help her team prepare for DeHaan and the Illini relied on balanced scoring and a key 15-0 in the first half to take control of the game. Illinois earned its first win over a ranked opponent this season and clinched at least a tie for fourth place in the conference.
In other Big 10 games, it was the final home game for some notable seniors. Jessica Davenport scored 26 and underclassmen Ashley Trebilcock and Star Allen both had career highs as the Buckeyes downed Penn State 78-61. While the Lady Lions were winless on the road in the Big 10 this season, it was a nice ending on the home court for the Buckeye seniors. OSU clinched at least a share of the Big 10 title with the win.
Senior Sarah McKay led five players with double figures as Indiana cruised to a 83-59 win over Northwestern in their final home game. The Wildcats outscored the Hoosiers by three in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome a 49-22 halftime deficit.
Katie Gearlds and Erin Lawless also closed their home careers in style with a dominating 76-52 win over Iowa. Gearlds finished with 28 points and 4 steals and Lawless had 18 points and a career high 13 boards for the Boilers. "That was the perfect ending," Gearlds said.
It was not as perfect for Kelly Roysland in her final regular season appearance at the Barn. The senior spent most of the second half on the bench with an ice pack on her shoulder after a collision with Stephanie Skrba from Michigan. Luckily for Gopher fans, the injury does not seem to be serious and the Gophers got solid games from Leslie Knight, Brittany McCoy and Emily Fox in Roysland's absence and a 66-53 win.
Confused about who will emerge from the crowded middle of the conference? Paul breaks down the many different scenarios for the seedings in the Big 10 tourney depending on the outcomes of Sunday's games.
Theresa Grentz used her college-age son in practice to help her team prepare for DeHaan and the Illini relied on balanced scoring and a key 15-0 in the first half to take control of the game. Illinois earned its first win over a ranked opponent this season and clinched at least a tie for fourth place in the conference.
In other Big 10 games, it was the final home game for some notable seniors. Jessica Davenport scored 26 and underclassmen Ashley Trebilcock and Star Allen both had career highs as the Buckeyes downed Penn State 78-61. While the Lady Lions were winless on the road in the Big 10 this season, it was a nice ending on the home court for the Buckeye seniors. OSU clinched at least a share of the Big 10 title with the win.
Senior Sarah McKay led five players with double figures as Indiana cruised to a 83-59 win over Northwestern in their final home game. The Wildcats outscored the Hoosiers by three in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome a 49-22 halftime deficit.
Katie Gearlds and Erin Lawless also closed their home careers in style with a dominating 76-52 win over Iowa. Gearlds finished with 28 points and 4 steals and Lawless had 18 points and a career high 13 boards for the Boilers. "That was the perfect ending," Gearlds said.
It was not as perfect for Kelly Roysland in her final regular season appearance at the Barn. The senior spent most of the second half on the bench with an ice pack on her shoulder after a collision with Stephanie Skrba from Michigan. Luckily for Gopher fans, the injury does not seem to be serious and the Gophers got solid games from Leslie Knight, Brittany McCoy and Emily Fox in Roysland's absence and a 66-53 win.
Confused about who will emerge from the crowded middle of the conference? Paul breaks down the many different scenarios for the seedings in the Big 10 tourney depending on the outcomes of Sunday's games.
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